MAD Magazine #284

Cover: Roger Rabbit

Cover Artist: Richard Williams

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Table of Contents

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Letters

Biggie

Department: Hanks Giving Turkey

Artist: Mort Drucker Writer: Arnie Kogen

The Appalling Amazon Appetizer

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 1

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

MAD Re-Examines Some Wise Old Sayings

Department: It Doesn't Adage Up

Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Tom Koch

Careers For Athletes Past Their Prime

Department: Entering The Jock Market

Artist: Jack Davis Writer: Paul Peter Porges

Play Pictionary With The Mad Artists

Department: Quick Draw Guffaw

Artist: Sergio Aragonés Artist: Dave Berg Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Artist: Jack Davis Artist: Mort Drucker Artist: Don Edwing Artist: Al Jaffee Artist: Harvey Kurtzman Artist: Paul Peter Porges Artist: Antonio Prohias Artist: Angelo Torres Artist: Sam Viviano Artist: Richard Williams Artist: George Woodbridge Artist: Bob Jones Artist: Bob Clarke Artist: John Caldwell Artist: Gerry Gersten Writer: John Prete

15 Reasons Why Only Mindless Idiots Can "Have a Nice Day"

Department: Ignorance Is Blitzed

Artist: John Caldwell Writer: Tom Koch

Numbing To America

Department: Throne For a Loss

Artist: Sam Viviano Writer: Stan Hart

The Cockamamie Congo Cookout

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 2

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

A MAD People Watcher's Guide To a Shopping Mall At Christmas

Department: Claus and Effect

Artist: Sergio Aragonés Writer: Mike Snider

The Lighter Side Of...

Department: Berg's-Eye View

Artist, Writer: Dave Berg

The Real Demographics Of Various TV Audiences

Department: Stat's Entertainment

Artist: Bob Clarke Writer: Mike Snider

When Scandals Completely Take Over The News

Department: Every Story Has Immoral

Artist: Al Jaffee Writer: Tom Koch

Only When You're In a Hurry...

Department: Delay's The Thing

Artist, Writer: Paul Peter Porges

Spy vs. Spy (Water Safe In Sub)

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Antonio Prohias

The Last Resort

Department: The Linking Memorial

Artist: George Woodbridge Writer: Charlie Kadau Writer: Joe Raiola

Who De-Famed Roger Rabbit

Department: Go Ahead, Animate My Day

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Angelo Torres

The Sizzling South Seas Supper

Department: Tales From The Duck Side Part 3

Artist, Writer: Don Edwing

Mad's Christmas Believe It or Nuts!

Department: An Embarrassment Of Richard's

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Artist: Bob Clarke

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: What one thing makes life in the fast lane possible?

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee

Back Cover: Decision '88 - Dukakis or Bush? Just Say No!